Festen Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Festen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Festen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2071:81,58113,665
Belgium271:425,80243,971
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Festen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Festen Come From? nationality or country of origin

Festen is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Festen.

How Common Is The Last Name Festen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Festen is the 937,786th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Festen are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 81,581. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 30 percent reside, Gelderland, where 25 percent reside and North Holland, where 15 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands Festen exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Festen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Festen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Festen last name grew 1,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Festen Last Name Statistics demography

Festen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.16% more than the national average, earning $65,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foesten9221/
Feshten921/
Festien921/
Feasten920/
Feten913,569/
Festin832,791/
Feiten831,551/
Fieten83475/
Fetten83333/
Fasten83257/
Fosten83170/
Feyten8352/
Vesten8330/
Fisten8325/
Fethen8312/
Fetien8311/
Fösten833/
Festyn831/
Feuten831/
Fetn801/
Voesten77362/
Festing77314/
Feijten7796/
Festina7786/
Fiethen7782/
Fasteen7770/
Veisten7768/
Feithen7734/
Fettien7722/
Pfetten777/
Vesteen775/
Fosteen774/
Fishten773/
Feiteng772/
Feethen772/
Vestenå771/
Feitten771/
Festind771/
Feitien771/
Vestaen771/
Feitenn771/
Fetteng770/
Phesten770/
Pfisten770/
Foeyten770/
Fyten73260/
Veten73246/
Fetin73151/
Fiten73105/
Fetem7310/
Fetne734/
Fetyn731/
Fosstuen7116/
Fashteen711/
Pfaisten710/
Vieten672,979/
Vestin672,501/
Vetten67703/
Fastyn67602/
Fithen67558/
Fitten67514/
Fostin67505/
Fuiten67191/
Fijten67187/
Fistin67181/
Fastén67138/
Fettin67110/
Fetina6788/
Feting6763/
Vestén6743/
Faiten6739/
Fastin6726/
Vasten6720/
Visten6720/
Vosten6714/
Fayten678/
Fettem677/
Festim677/
Festinová676/
Feitin675/
Veiten674/
Fettng674/
Feitem673/
Feštin673/
Feytin672/
Fethin672/
Fystyn672/
Fiteng671/
Pfistn671/
Vetenn671/
Fetion671/
Pheten671/
Fytenh671/
Fetyna671/
Fiteen671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Festen
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